Hey Alex Inspired, where the hell have you been? GREAT question. I’ve been here, there and everywhere. Sadly, just not here, in blog-land. Writer’s block and lack of inspiration tend to be common themes…
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Once upon a time, St. Ansgarius Lutheran Church could be found on the corner of Secord and Cornwall streets. The name, St. Ansgarius was after St. Ansgar, the “Apostle of the North”, who built…
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Warning, any of you golf aficionados may want to just stop reading right now. I know… wtf am I doing writing about golf? I will preface it with this; this was a challenge brought…
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True Story. I became Claustrophobic in the Big Mac Climber. Kids born in the 1970s and 1980s lived in, what I believe, the “golden years of McDonald’s’. These were the years of Happy Meals…
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Joseph G. King was a prominent Port Arthur citizen and Businessman. He was known for his grain elevators and the innovative way that he handled poor, wet and soiled grain so it could be…
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Nothing says nostalgia like Vintage Christmas Ads! Especially when it’s from a favourite childhood department store. I’m guilty when it comes to anything Eaton’s related – gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. Every year, my sister-in-law (Glittering…
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So I haven’t blogged in awhile… I wasn’t nominated for “Best Blog” from the Walleye – which made me have a good giggle. Do you think it was because I bashed them for their…
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Not up for reading right now? Maybe you’d prefer to listen to this story below. Eugene Grimes Murphy was the son of Annie and James Murphy (the famous coal merchant and owner of the…
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It’s unusual for me to write about young tragedies, but this particularly dark story got me thinking about the many unpleasantries in our city which become concealed and forgotten over the years. In my…
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Earlier this month, I paid a visit to one of my favourite stores, Sleeping Giant Antiques. While mulling around, I found the most peculiar piece; an autograph book from 1931, chalked full of beautiful…